Chairul Tanjung is an Indonesian businessman who currently holds the senior post of Coordinating Minister for Economics in the Indonesian cabinet. He was appointed to this post by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on 17 May 2014 following the resignation of the previous Coordinating Minister for Economics, Hatta Rajasa, who resigned to take part in Indonesia's 2014 presidential election.Chairul Tanjung was born in Jakarta on June 16, 1962. He ranks 5th in the list of Indonesia's richest people. He is the chairman and founder of CT Corp (Indonesia), along with the late founder of Sony, Akio Morita. He obtained a bachelor's degree at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Indonesia.